2 The Collese Newe Published weekly during the college year in the interests of Bryn Mawr College Managing Editor........,. FRANCES VON HorsTEN '20 EDITORS Conesrance M. K, Apptesex Darrue ta CLarK ’20 Maroarer Batiov '20) MLIZABETR KELLOGG '21 Euizasern Cecr, ‘21 ELEANOR Dutugs, '17 ASSOCIATE EDITORS KATHLEEN JOANSrToN, ‘21 CATHERINE DIMELING, '21 BUSINESS BOARD CONSTANCE M. K, ApPLEBES AELENE 7 INSsER '20 Mary G. Porrirr '2h), Dororay McBaripe ’21, E. Mitts, '21 Subscriptions may begin at any time Subscriptions. $1.50 Mailing Price, $2.00 Watered as second ¢lass matter September 26, 1914, at the pr st office at Bryn Mawr, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1889. The Sophomores Make News Board F. Bliss, B. Clark, and M. Wilcox have been elected associate editors of the News board, from 1922. They are the first members of their class to be represented on the News. meter te mee Se The Referendum The national movement for taking col- lege sentiment on the Peace Treaty has roused Bryn Mawr from the torpor of Mid-Years, and Proved to all sceptics that college students can take a live in- terest in outside affairs. The first re- turns from the country-wide vote pre- dict that the eight hundred institutions will swing overwhelmingly for ratifica- tion of the Treaty, with a strong majority for a compromise. Bryn Mawr sentiment was recorded as evenly split between this compromise and unconditional ratification. Even after discounting the fact that this divided vote may have been due to a possible misin- terpretation of the four propositions, it is not a misplaced trust that serious thought was back of each vote cast, and that division of opinion proves depth of consideration, me Lae: BP SPN a RAN L9G OY Bread, Butter and Brains “Too comfortable fo be intelligent”— the words a near corollary to a state- ment by Ordway Tread to the Discussion Club Monday, are a challenge. The question was the abolition of pro- fit and debate turned to the capitalists’ arguments; “how do you meet the ob- jections?” asked the student. “You are too well off to understand the need for reconstruction,” replied the speaker, Was he right? Must the magnate’s daughter inevitably take up the losing battle of private wealth while the tem- peramental radical necessarily contracts the prevailing form of radicalism? No, we will be radical or conservative if we choose, but as a group, we must be liber- al. We are free. No cajoling nor threat- ening the “future leaders” can force a stampede to any program we will be in- tense and loyal but no one should pre- Suppose our support. No one can win us by shouting “democracy” and “ser- vice.” We must keep our eyes clear of ‘the mists of tradition and the too blind- ing light of the coming years. Reser- vation of, allegiance is not necessarily conservatism. An open mind—not an empty mind—is our highest right. We _know that we shall have to fight for the “much talked “leadership;” you must know that “you’ve got to show us.” orientalis cane em oar The Passing of the Table Cloth Pointing out that the high cost of living had driven away all the prettiness of the dining table, crisp white table cloth, bright flowers, gleaming glass, and trim maid servants, a writer in a recent number of the English “Spectator” urged that for it be substituted genial conversa- tion and an effort to create pleasing atmosphere. At Bryn Mawr, it is not the high cost ‘of living that makes the dining room a barren place. A long college table with its plainly set places can never satisfy any aesthetic longing. To counteract ‘its depressing influence extra effort on the part of the diners is necessary. In- ‘stead, woes are poured forth incessantly. | ! | | } | THE COLLEGE NEws Latin texts and note books lie among the dishes. Midyears approach. The general col- legiate atmosphere becames tense. And still the undergraduate will prevent any relaxation at meal times. rede ei aS RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPORTING OFFENDERS CHALLENGED Discussion A heated discussion of the question of abolishing the rule that every member of the Association is responsible for report- ing offenders was the feature of the monthly meeting of the Self Government Association Tuesday evening, M. Hawkins, ’20, maintained that no one kept the rule and that it was a dead letter, while M. Dent, ’20, felt that the difficulty of reporting one’s friends was too great to justify it, Supporters of the rule thought that the executive board would involve into a police force if every member did not co-operate and urged that the spirit, not the rule, be changed. The question was laid on the table until the February meeting, It was also decided that names of of- fenders shall be read in the monthly meetings. The majority of the Associa- tion felt that if the names were read there would be less gossip and the rep- rimand might be taken more seriously, Among the other decisions are: Athletic costumes will be allowed in Dalton and the Psychological Laboratory in the library. Men may escort a student out to Bryn Mawr on the 9.45. _ The president said that there had been some confusion in regard to walking off the campus after dark with a man. There is no rule against this and the Associa- tion decided that none was needed. Leese NEWS IN BRIEF Acting-President Taft spoke last Tues- day to the Pennsylvania League of Wom- en Citizens on “Problems that await us.” Dr. Fenwick will speak on “The Citi- zens’ Interest in Good Government,” February 29, before the Common Cause Society in Boston. Dr. George H. Derry acted as toast- master at a dinner given by the forty Kansas University graduates from Penn. sylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey, which was held December 9, at the Hotel Vendig in Philadelphia. Dean Madison, Dr. and Mrs. Tennent. Dr. and Mrs. Carpenter, Dr. Savage, Dr. and Mrs. H. w. Wright, and Dr. Ellin ger received at a tea given by the fa. culty to the graduate Students last Tues- day in Rockefeller Hall. Susan G, Fitzgerald, ’93, (Mrs. Rich- ard Fitzgerald) described her intpres- sions of the Jackson Day Dinnér in Washington, at the Pembroke Hall tea last Monday, Mrs. Fitzgerald is the woman member from Massachusetts of the National Democratic Committee. Miss Applebee, in the first vespers of the New Year, spoke last Sunday of the challenge of the gospel of Christmas as it comes to the present chaotie world. M. Carey, ’20, D. Clark.720°-C. Binks ley, 721. K. Gardener, 722, and F. Martin, "23, have been asked by Mrs. Caroline McCormick Slade, National chairman of the Endowment Campaign, to serve on the Undergraduate Campaign Commit- tee. Miss Carey is undergraduate mem- ber of the National Committee. Anna R. Dubach, 19, has been appoint- ed by the Endowment Fund Committee editor-in-chief of the special Alumnae number of the News, which will come out on January 30. Students who cannot go to Community Center during examination week are ask- ed by the Committee to send substitutes or send word to the Center. The Religious Meetings Committee has put up a box on the Christian As- sociation board in Taylor into which it is asking everyone to put suggestions both for Vespers speakers and for changes in the service. America Faces Crisis in Education Specially Contributed by Eliot Wadsworth Chairman, Harvard Endowment Fund It becomes more evident every day that the plight of the college professor is not confined to any one college or group of colleges. The profession of teaching in colleges is threatened all over America. The reasons given are always the same: First, the existing staff is suffer- ing from the high cost of living; the col- lege is unable to give a square deal and a living wage to the men without whom no college can exist. Second, the recruiting of teachers has become almost impossible. Call of Commercial Life Too Strong Men of upusual intellectual attain- ments, who would be selected by col- lege faculties to carry on the work of teaching, cannot see the possibility of self-support in the meager salary of $100 a month which is offered as a beginning Even if they are inclined to try; and anxious to follow the profession of teaching, the call of commercial life. with its promise of financial reward, greater at the beginning and limited in the future only by their own abilities, is a strong one. In every college the men who were already absorbed in the profession of teaching and whose associations and friendships are well established are car- rying on as best they may. The discour- agement of trying to keep up to a high Standard of education under the con- stantly increasing handicap of an inade- quate staff, is almost as hard upon these older men as their own individual trou- bles with the rent and the grocer’s bill. Colleges of Country are Priceless Plants The colleges of America are among her greatest assets. . They have grown in number and in size as the nation has srown. The money available today for carrying on these priceless plants which belong to us all is insufficient. Like any public service corporation they must have enough income to pay ex- penses and upkeep. It is not only those who have had the benefit of a college education who should feel called upon in this emergency. Thei: number is less than one per cent. of ow total population. The other millions have benefited directly or indirectly from the work done by our colleges. School teachers, doctors, lawyers, dentists, min- isters, trusted public officials, have beer: able to carry on for the community their individual work because of what the col. leges gave them, Prime Needs of America is fer Trained Minds America’s place is unique. We have everything that we had before the war and infinitely more. Our industry has developed in four years beyond any- thing we could have hoped without the stimulus of war demands. We have be. come the main reliance of millions of people for food and raw material with which they may make a new start. We have a heritage from this world catas trophe which Staggers the imagination. Whether we do well or ill with it de- pends on each of us andcon our collec- tive effort. Like an army, we must have officers. It is upon the type of men who are ai- lowed to lead during the next few years in education, in commerce, in banking and in politics, that our future great. ness will depend. The colleges are ask. ing for funds which must be considere i as the best insurance for the future that the nation can provide. All told, the amounts asked are not much more than’the first war fund ask ed by the American Red Cross—$100,. 000,000. America gave this fund gladly Today we are faced with anothe: form of emergency. On meeting thai emergency depends much of our future American business success. Drive Opens in Philadelphia Dr. James Leuba was among the speakers at a meeting of the Philadel- phia branch of the Alumnae Association, held last Thursday at the Acorn Club. Dr. Leuba, who spoke on the economic situation of the college professor, was followed by Mrs. Francis Slade, National Chairman of the Endowment Drive, who described the effort being made for one hundred per cent. organization before the Alumnae meeting on January 31, Mrs. Slade pointed out the importance of the third campaign zone, Pegnsylvan- ia and Delaware, as virtually the home zone of the endowment drive. Miss Gertrude Ely, chairman of the Philadelphia Committee, announced the appointment of local committees and the opening of Philadelphia headquarters at the College Club. nee ttneenniineeawies SOCIAL SETTLEMENT WORK IS DESCRIBED BY MRs. WHITE Not for Poor, but for Under Dog “Settlement houses are for rich and poor alike; they do more at present for the poor man because he is the under dog,” said Mrs, Eva Whiting White, head worker of the New York College Set- tlement, who spoke last Thursday eye- ning on “Community Service,” in the course on Social Problems, “The settlement house aims,” said Mrs, White, “to bring about an understanding between people with different back-_ grounds. It is an intensive proposition, trying to know a few people well. Each house is responsible for only a certain area of the city.” Two-fifths of the settlement work, ae- cording to Mrs, White, is carried on within the four walls of the settlement house, and three-fifths outside. Within the walls are activities like discussion clubs, and work with children, which soon swing into larger activities in con- nection with school work and legisla- tion. a Maeterlinck Lecture Cancelled Luck was against the Philadelphia En- dowment Committee last Monday, when M. Maurice Maeterlinck failed to appear for the lecture scheduled under their aus- pices at the Academy of Music. After a weekend uncertainty increased by the mysterious disappearance of the Poet between New York and Washing- ton, Miss Gertrude Ely, chairman of the local committee, received Monday a wire expressing M, Maeterlinck’s regret that “through no fault of his own” he would not be allowed to speak that night in Philadelphia. A falling out between the poet and his booking agency over M. Maeterlinck’s “Phonetic English” is blamed for his fail- ure to appear in Philadelphia, At any Tate, to quote one newspaper, ‘“Phila- delphia was not a port in the poet’s ‘Un- known Shore.’” Tl a Faculty Concert for Endowment Fund in Gymnasium Saturday (Continued from page 1) 5. Mme. de Montoliu Gladys Leuba a.) Mazurka (Mme. de Montoliu), Chopin b.) Ase’s Death (Gladys Leuba), Grieg ¢.) Morning Mood (Gladys Leuba), Grieg 6. Mrs. David Tennent. Oe ence eg en Fiske a Professor Brunel Mazurka and Obertasse ...., Wienearsk 8. Mr. Noah Swayne (Mr. de Montoliu, . accompanist) a.) Freebooter’s Cradle Song... Wallace o) \ Know Amin... Whelpely c.) Negro Spirituals I’Tis Me, Oh Lord. II.Didn’t It Rain? ........ Burleigh